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Household of David Arklay (born 1828, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

David Arklay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Arklay, born in 1828 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Arklay, born in 1826 in Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Stewart (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Granddaughter, Jane Abbot, born in 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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David Arklay's household

Male

David

Arklay

Head
Female

Margaret

Arklay

Wife
Male

John

Arklay

Son
Male

Stewart

Arklay

Son
Female

Jane

Abbot

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Arklay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Arklay

Head

Married

53

1828

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Arklay

Wife

Married

55

1826

Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Arklay

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Stewart

Arklay

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Abbot

Granddaughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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